LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
 
FISCAL NOTE, 81ST LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
 
April 2, 2009

TO:
Honorable Kip Averitt, Chair, Senate Committee on Natural Resources
 
FROM:
John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
 
IN RE:
SB1572 by Hinojosa (Relating to land reclamation projects using tires. ), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill would require that no land reclamation project using scrap tires could begin without a permit from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ), and that the TCEQ approval of such permits would be contingent upon approval from specific local authorities.  

Although passage of the bill would result in a new permitting function for the TCEQ, because reclamation projects currently only require notice and authorization from the agency, any additional costs are expected to be absorbed using current agency resources.


Local Government Impact

No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.


Source Agencies:
582 Commission on Environmental Quality
LBB Staff:
JOB, WK, TL